The revised and final data from the Fibre Box Association (FBA) show that US corrugated box shipments came in at 31.2 billion square feet (BSF) in December, after adjusting the data for seasonality and working days. This was 5.1 percent higher than the year-ago level and marked the highest monthly figure since August 2008.

Robot orders and shipments in North America set new records in 2014, according to Robotic Industries Association (RIA), the industry’s trade group. A total of 27,685 robots valued at $1.6 billion were ordered from North American companies during 2014, an increase of 28% in units and 19% in dollars over 2013.

The use of advanced industrial robots is nearing the point of takeoff, a development that could power a new wave of productivity growth in many industries and lead to changes of up to 5 percentage points in the cost competitiveness of major export economies relative to the U.S., according to new research by

LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Feb. 10, 2015 (Press Release) -BOBST will be present at ProPak Vietnam from 31st March - 2nd April 2015 on stand #P3 where the latest technologies for the printing and converting industries will be presented.